"Your Majesty, I just received news that the batch of tea has been sold out!"
Guo Tianyang stood beside Emperor Jing with a happy look on his face!
"How come they're sold out in just three days? Didn't I tell you to limit the quantity?"
Emperor Jing was a little annoyed. The goods were sold too quickly and he had no time to go to Taoyuan County to purchase more before the goods were gone.
I originally thought of selling slowly, and then sending Guo Tianyang back to restock the stock after going to Taoyuan.
Now, there is a gap in this period.
"How much did it sell for?"
Hearing the unfriendly tone of Emperor Jing, Guo Tianyang still smiled slightly:
"This old slave is dying, the sales are so hot that I can't help it. The scalpers I arranged to sell them are selling them at higher prices, and the supply is far from meeting the demand! Many aristocratic families are scrambling to get them, and they want to buy them in quantities of 10 or 20 kilograms!"
"In these three days, we earned a total of more than 13,200 taels of silver. After deducting the cost of buying the shop, setting up staff and purchasing goods, the total amount of silver is 10,500 taels!"
"!!! Ten thousand five hundred taels! Ten thousand five hundred taels... the treasury has returned... I need to bring in another two thousand taels... and go to Taoyuan right away."
Emperor Jing's eyes suddenly turned red. He suddenly stood up and paced on the spot, muttering to himself.
Guo Tianyang smiled and looked at Emperor Jing. He had completed his mission perfectly this time! Even if he sold out in advance, His Majesty would never find fault with it.
After a moment, Emperor Jing regained his composure and sat down.
Then he suddenly said in a cold voice: "Oh, are my subjects all rich... They bought tea leaves worth dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, but they bought more than ten or twenty kilograms!"
"If you have no money, come to me and ask for it! Ask the national treasury for it! The flood in Jianjiang killed more than 3,000 people, and not a single one of them gave money. And yet, these good ministers of mine actually have the heart to drink tea."
"Good...very good!"
Guo Tianyang remained silent and stood aside. He waited until Emperor Jing calmed down before speaking again.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The inspector of Hengjiang Prefecture has already rushed to the capital overnight and is now waiting to be summoned. Do you want to summon him?"
"Okay! Don't stay here, go to the imperial study!"
"By the way, how is the prince now?"
Guo Tianyang suddenly felt a little overwhelmed and said nervously: "He is still hanging in the Imperial Garden..."
"What! Three days! He's still hanging! How is he!?"
Emperor Jing was panicked instantly. It was February! The people below didn't care about the prince and really kept him hanging in the Imperial Garden for three days!
Guo Tianyang's throat felt a little tight. He should have reminded the emperor about this matter, but he was so happy selling goods that he forgot about it.
"Your Majesty, there are people taking care of the prince in the Imperial Garden these days. When he is hungry, he is put down to eat, and then hung up again. At night, someone also gives him extra clothes."
"The prince is in good condition!"
After listening to his explanation, Emperor Jing felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good to teach this rebellious son a lesson, but on second thought he felt guilty.
"Bring the prince to the imperial study as well. I want to see him."
"yes!"
......
Three days! Three days is enough to change a person.
This is what happened to Crown Prince Li Yuanzhao. On the first day, he was still thinking about begging for mercy. When his begging was in vain, he began to instigate the guards to rebel, but the guards remained indifferent.
The next day, he thought of escaping when it was convenient, but he was captured twice.
By the third day, he had given up struggling and began to appreciate the garden, but he was still mumbling something to himself.
Guo Tianyang ran all the way to the imperial garden and quickly ordered people to let the prince down.
Li Yuanzhao obediently let others do what they wanted, and Guo Tianyang felt very distressed when he saw it.
"Ah! Prince! Are you okay? I'm late!!"
Li Yuanzhao snorted coldly: "Ha! Did the tyrant emperor ask you to come?"
When Guo Tianyang heard this suddenly, his scalp almost exploded, and he pounced on Li Yuanzhao like a mad dog and blocked his mouth.
"Prince! Don't talk nonsense! Don't talk nonsense!"
"His Majesty is watching you. You haven't been cold or hungry these days. His Majesty still cares about you!"
Li Yuanzhao's grievances burst out like a flood, and he immediately yelled at Guo Tianyang:
"Three days! I was hung for three whole days! Do you know how I survived these three days?"
"He doesn't care about anything! He only cares about himself!"
Guo Tianyang hurriedly comforted him: "Your Highness! Your Highness, His Majesty is always thinking about you! He is waiting for you in the Imperial Study Room. Come with me quickly."
"Oh, all right, I'd like to meet him!"
Guo Tianyang is so worried that he has become a little mentally unstable after being so busy with the prince for the past three days!
But there is no other way, let His Majesty solve his own family affairs!
The two of them hurried to the imperial study, and Li Yuanzhao pushed open the door angrily.
He looked directly at Emperor Jing and said loudly: "Faint..."
"Yuanzhao, are you okay?" Emperor Jingdi interrupted Li Yuanzhao with a concerned voice, then walked from the desk to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Is your Highness feeling unwell? I have neglected you these past few days, and I really shouldn't have done that!"
"But you should learn some lessons. If you have any questions in the future, you should listen more to the advice of the courtiers and teachers. Do you understand?"
"My kingdom will be yours sooner or later, so don't be naughty. If you are naughty, you will hurt the people of the world."
"I hope you understand."
“..........”
After some earnest instructions, Li Yuanzhao's eyes suddenly turned red, and the angry words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.
It has been a long time since his father spoke to him like this. He began to vaguely recall the scene of himself riding on his father's shoulders.
I thought too much and couldn't say any harsh words, but I was unwilling to give in, so I could only stammer out three words.
"knew"
Emperor Jing smiled with relief, it seemed that the prince was not heartless, and patted him on the shoulder again.
Then he said in a cold voice: "Did you want to call me a tyrant just now? Go, kneel down in the corner, and you are not allowed to leave until I speak!"
"???"
Li Yuanzhao was stunned, but at this time his momentum had been completely lost and he no longer dared to resist.
He obediently walked to the corner and knelt down, with an indignant look on his face.
"Your Majesty, the inspector from Hengjiang Prefecture has arrived! Do you want him to come in now?" Guo Tianyang came over at the right time.
"Summon him!"
"Send the message to the Hengjiang Prefecture Inspector, Wu Sheng!"
A middle-aged man in official uniform walked in, looking very depressed.
Two days of traveling day and night almost killed Wu Sheng on the road. In addition, the emperor's inexplicable summons made him nervous and exhausted all the way.
When he met the emperor, Wu Sheng slowly bowed to the ground.
"Your Majesty, I, Wu Sheng, kowtow to you!"
The emperor sat upright, full of majesty, and asked, "You are Wu Sheng!?"
"You have come from a long way, you must be tired, I don't want to waste your time."
"Let me ask you, do you know Taoyuan County? "
Wu Sheng, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly had his pupils dilated and his whole body shook!
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